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| 2009-05-08 | |
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| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 GolfBravoUSMC, you are a delightful silly, and I enjoy your posts immensely. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2009-05-08 20:06 |
#2 Beach Blanket Rantburg Lumpy Frick and frack Six Pack Daily Gam Shot On the rocks The only star she'll receive  |
| Posted by: GolfBravoUSMC 2009-05-08 05:18 |
| #1 Happy Birthday: May 8th. Harry S. Truman - died 1972 (88) "33rd President of the United States" Bishop Fulton J. Sheen - died 1979 (84) "Life is Worth Living" Lex Barker - died 1973 (54) "Tarzan of the Apes" Don Rickles - 83 "Insult comic" (Now) Toni Tennille - 69 "Captain & Tennille" (Now) Rick Nelson - died 1985 (45) "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet" Melissa Gilbert - 45 "Little House on the Prairie(She needs a much bigger house now)" (Now) On this day in history: May 8th. 1541 – Hernando de Soto reaches the Mississippi River and names it RÃo de EspÃritu Santo. 1846 – The Battle of Palo Alto – Zachary Taylor defeats a Mexican force north of the Rio Grande in the first major battle of the war. 1886 – Pharmacist John Styth Pemberton invents a carbonated beverage that would later be named "Coca-Cola". 1902 – In Martinique, Mount Pelée erupts, destroying the town of Saint-Pierre and killing over 30,000 people. Only a handful of residents survive the blast. 1914 – Paramount Pictures is formed. 1942 – The Battle of the Coral Sea comes to an end with Japanese Imperial Navy aircraft carrier aircraft attacking and sinking the United States Navy aircraft carrier USS Lexington. 1945 – Combat in Europe ends in World War II: V-E Day. German forces agree to an unconditional surrender. 1970 – The Hard Hat riot occurs in the Wall Street area of New York City as blue-collar construction workers clash with anti-war demonstrators protesting the Vietnam War. 1972 – President Richard M. Nixon announces his order to place mines in major North Vietnamese ports in order to stem the flow of weapons and other goods to that nation. 1976 – The rollercoaster Revolution (roller coaster), the first steel coaster with a vertical flip, opens at Six Flags Magic Mountain. |
| Posted by: GolfBravoUSMC 2009-05-08 03:15 |
